{"product_id":"terrible-beauty-9783777433639","title":"Terrible Beauty","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe elephant is a much-admired animal, but it is also endangered. The ivory from its tusks has been in great demand across the centuries and throughout all cultures. What sort of material is it? How has it been used in the past and the present? And what can we do today to protect the world's largest mammals from poachers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis lavishly illustrated volume embarks on a journey through cultural history and takes up a contemporary position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIvory fascinates. As long as 40,000 years ago, people carved mammoth tusks into artful figures and musical instruments, and it remains popular as a material to this day. Ivory polarises, because the animal's tusks also stand for injustice and violence. The exploitation of man and nature, the threatened extinction of the elephant, poaching, and organised crime are phenomena which we associate with ivory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTerrible Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e approaches the subject critically and poses the question as to our responsibility in our dealings with both animal and material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432796995820,"sku":"9783777433639","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783777433639.jpg?v=1774766478","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/terrible-beauty-9783777433639","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}